Carmen Maura
Carmen Maura is a Spanish actress celebrated for her roles in Pedro Almodóvar's films such as 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' and 'Talk to Her'. Known for her expressive performances and distinctive voice, she has a versatile career spanning decades, earning acclaim... Read More
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Vera y el placer de los otros (2024)
Seventeen-year-old Vera earns money by secretly renting out an apartment to teenagers seeking privacy, all while eavesdropping from behind a closed door. As she...
Nadie nos va a extrañar (2024)
It's the '90s, and five losers run an illegal business at their high school. They sell homework and assignments to their classmates. The advantage...
En fin (2024)
After the Apocalypse doesn't happen, Tomas tries to recover his past life, with little success, while Julia sees in the Non-End of the World...
Nowhere (2023)
A young pregnant woman named Mia escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a...
Sister Death (2023)
Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
Los Farad (2023)
The day Oskar, a typical local boy, crosses paths with the mysterious and wealthy Farad family, his life changes forever. Oskar enters a winner-take-all...
Afire (2023)
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find...
La contadora de películas (2023)
María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special...
The Grand Bolero (2022)
During the covid-19 lockdown in Italy, Roxanne, a cynical mid aged pipe organ cleaner struggles to control her impulsive attraction to her new 20...
A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair (2022)
A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair examines the case of Florence Cassez and Israel Vallarta, alleged kidnappers and one of the most notable...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
Calle MalagaMaria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is... |
María Ángeles Muñoz | |
| 2025 |
Crazy Old LadyPedro receives a desperate message from an ex-girlfriend asking him to look after her senile mother, Alicia. What seems like... |
Alicia | |
| 2024 |
Land of WomenGala is a New York City socialite on the run in a quaint Spanish town with her mother and daughter.... |
Julia | |
| 2024 |
Como el marPaula & Azul. A funeral, a family secret and a road trip that will change their lives forever. |
Mecha | |
| 2023 | Unknown character | ||
| 2023 |
The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-LeiteA look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs... |
Self - Actress | |
| 2023 |
My Other JonMerche, about to turn 76, is told that she doesn't have long left to live. Unable to travel to watch... |
Merche | |
| 2022 |
RainbowIn search of her mother, a teenager and her eccentric group of companions set off on a journey, trying to... |
Coco Cabrera | |
| 2021 |
VeniceReencountering the only man she ever loved is Gringa’s dream. She is the owner of a brothel in the interior... |
Gringa | |
| 2021 |
Chasing WondersA coming-of-age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man explores the nature... |
Maribel | |
| 2021 | Pepa Carranza | ||
| 2020 |
Someone Has to DieIn 1950s Spain, a couple summon their son home from Mexico to introduce him to his fiancée, but are shocked... |
Amparo | |
| 2020 | Carmen Maura | ||
| 2020 |
La corte de AnaShe appeared when Spain was waking up from a long post-war period and crying with melodramas starring children, a child... |
Herself - Actress | |
| 2019 |
Stories of Our CinemaIn Spain, on May 11, 1896, at the Price circus, the first moving images ever shown in the country are... |
Herself - Actress | |
| 2019 |
My Family and the WolfWhen Hugo, a boy who spends his summer vacation with his cousins, discovers that the wolf Rong intends to take... |
Grandma Sara | |
| 2019 |
In Family I TrustBea is a successful architect who lives in Barcelona (Catalonia, northeast to Spain) with her boyfriend and boss, Víctor, a... |
Ángela | |
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2018 |
¡Ay, Carmen!The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director Pedro Almodóvar's first muse and... |
Self - Actress | |
| 2018 |
Querido FotogramasThe 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
SeedsThe coming of age story of a boy that after a traumatic event is taken to beautiful Cuernavaca, where he... |
Carmen | |
| 2018 | Unknown character | ||
| 2018 |
All About MothersThey are possessive, benevolent, clumsy, absent, omnipresent, overwhelmed, guilty, indulgent, loving, fragile, in full possession of their wits, or losing... |
Thérèse | |
| 2017 |
The Kids Are BackA retired couple will have to defend their home against an unpredicted menace: Their kids moving back. |
Adelina | |
| 2017 |
Dirty KidsFrench seniors enroll in summer camp. |
Teresa | |
| 2017 |
La peur du videSimone is an isolated old lady, whose daily life is punctuated by a strange pile of rubbish, so imposing in... |
Simone | |
| 2016 |
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellasWhen looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact, his work revolves around them.... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
People You May Know'People You May Know' tells the story of four friends in their 40s in Los Angeles. All them will have... |
Rodrigo's mom | |
| 2016 |
El futuro ya no es lo que eraA famous TV fortune-teller tries to better his life and reconnect with his stranded sons and ex wife. |
Carmen | |
| 2015 | Unknown character | ||
| 2015 |
VanityDavid Miller wants to die and chooses assisted euthanasia. He planned everything: the place, the time and the manner. However,... |
Esperanza | |
| 2015 |
Musical ChairsPerrine, a single, slightly awkward musician, loves birthday parties. One day she accidentally causes a man to fall into a... |
Lucie | |
| 2014 |
A Village Almost Perfect!"Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne", a tiny village hurt by the financial crisis and the desertification. Its last hope : Start back the Smoked... |
Carmen | |
| 2013 | la madre | ||
| 2013 |
Witching & BitchingA gang of gold thieves land in a coven of witches who are preparing for an ancient ritual... and in... |
Graciana Barrenetxea | |
| 2013 |
Barefoot in the KitchenWhat was the role of women in Spanish cinema from the 1930s to the present explained through fragments of different... |
(archive footage) | |
| 2013 |
Letter to EvaJuana Doña, a communist woman; Carmen Polo, dictator Franco's wife; and Eva Duarte, President Perón's wife, the first lady of... |
Paca | |
| 2012 |
PaulettePaulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make... |
Maria | |
| 2012 | Lucía Piqueras | ||
| 2012 |
Sofia and the Stubborn ManAn old lady lives in a quiet village in the Andes and has never seen the sea. For many years... |
Sofía | |
| 2011 |
Let My People Go !Everyone knows that Ruben is Jewish, gay, half-French, half-Finnish, an ungrateful son and disappointing lover, a thief who can’t help... |
Rachel | |
| 2011 |
EscaladeA group of teenagers, under the guise of celebrating their headmistress’s birthday, turn into her tormentors. They have been cheating... |
Alice | |
| 2011 |
The Women on the 6th FloorParis, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman... |
Concepcion | |
| 2010 |
Un cine como tú en un país como ésteSalamanca director Chema de la Peña recalls in this feature documentary professionals early filmmakers like Fernando Colomo, Fernando Trueba, Imanol... |
Herself | |
| 2010 | Rosa | ||
| 2010 |
ChicasPilar is a Spanish widow who has raised her three daughters in France. In love with Fernand, the manager of... |
Pilar | |
| 2010 |
The PimpA mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp. |
La mère | |
| 2009 | Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2009 |
TetroIn Buenos Aires, 17-year-old Bennie seeks out his estranged brother Tetro, a once-promising writer haunted by their family’s past. As... |
Alone | |
| 2009 |
Red EagleRed Eagle is a series of adventure and intrigue on the courage, nobility, friendship and love. The protagonist is an... |
Olivia, duquesa de Fournier | |
| 2008 |
Que parezca un accidenteA women is planning to kill her son-in-law after she finds out that he is unfaithful to her daughter. |
Pilar | |
| 2008 |
The Black VirginLife of inhabitants of a small fishing village of the caribbean , changes drastically after the apparition of a Black... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
Garden of EdenA young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian... |
Madame Aurol | |
| 2007 | Victoria Villalobos | ||
| 2007 |
El menor de los malesEduardo is a middle-aged man, married with children; He lives in Madrid and is dedicated to politics. His sister Julia... |
Julia | |
| 2007 |
Directed by AlmodóvarA documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection featuring interviews with many of his frequent collaborators. |
Self | |
| 2007 |
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro AlmodóvarThe genius that is Almodóvar is expressed in this film with interviews from his family, co-workers, and Almodóvar experts. |
Self | |
| 2007 |
Deconstructing AlmodóvarA documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection that deconstructs his career through interviews with many of his frequent... |
Self | |
| 2006 |
Hécuba: un sueño de pasiónWhat we tend to identify with the acting profession has little to do with what is really this profession. Thirty-six... |
Self | |
| 2006 |
El hormigueroEl Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2006 |
VolverThree generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death. |
Irene | |
| 2005 |
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!Abandoned by her husband, a woman takes to the streets in search of money to feed her children. (Promotional short... |
Self / Gloria (archive footage) | |
| 2005 |
Free ZoneRebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement.... |
Mrs. Breitberg | |
| 2005 |
To the Other SideThis drama features three stories about the bonds between children and absent parents. A Cuban boy who lives in poverty... |
Esperanza | |
| 2005 |
QueensIn Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get... |
Magda | |
| 2004 |
Searching for LoveWhen Ana married Felix, the leader of a rock band and son of a travel agent, she thought her life... |
Ana | |
| 2004 | Presentadora | ||
| 2004 |
La promesaA psychological thriller about an obsessive compulsive, deeply religious woman who flees her abusive husband and accepts a nanny position... |
Celia | |
| 2004 |
25 Degrees in WinterAn Ukranian woman enters Belgium illegally and hides in the van of a driver abandoned by his wife. He ends... |
Abuelita | |
| 2003 |
Arroz y tartanaManuela de Fora, an elegant woman, widow of Pajares, lives with the sole obsession of marrying well her two daughters... |
Doña Manuela de Fora | |
| 2003 |
The Pact of SilenceEveryone has a secret. Twins Sarah and Gaëlle near 25; for ten years, Sarah has been a fundamentalist Carmelite in... |
Mère Emmanuelle | |
| 2002 |
800 BulletsAlmería, Tabernas desert, Spain, 2002. Texas Hollywood is a dilapidated and dusty town where Western movies have not been shot... |
Laura | |
| 2002 |
ValentinValentin, an 8-year-old boy living with his grandmother in late-1960s Buenos Aires, is surrounded by problems in his family he... |
Abuela | |
| 2002 |
Le ventre de JulietteThe 20-year-old Juliette tries to come to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, despite a lack of support from the father... |
Julia | |
| 2002 |
Holiday AssassinsIn 1955 Buenos Aires, a broke theater troupe turns to scamming funerals for survival. Their big break comes with a... |
Illuminata | |
| 2001 | Elena | ||
| 2001 |
The Notice of the DayThe story revolves around the life of Leopold, a middle-class father; his wife Isabel working for a decadent comedian; Beto,... |
Isabel | |
| 2001 | Unknown character | ||
| 2001 |
The Hold-UpLola's a single mom, broke, working as a janitor and maid. Silvia is pregnant, and her lover (her boss) won't... |
Maite | |
| 2000 |
Common WealthAfter finding an enormous amount of money hidden in a dead man's apartment, real estate agent Julia must face the... |
Julia | |
| 2000 |
The Harem of Madame OsmaneIn Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her... |
Madama Osmane | |
| 2000 |
To the End of the RoadAn executive and his girlfriend, a medical doctor, are kidnapped by a couple to pass them to France by car.... |
Unknown character | |
| 1999 |
LisboaJoao sells video tapes in road bars between Portugal and Spain. One day he finds a middle aged woman in... |
Berta | |
| 1999 |
SuperloveThe Virgin Mary appears to Mario, a provincial barber who dreams of becoming a successful singer. He introduces her to... |
Teresa | |
| 1999 |
El CometaAfter witnessing the arrest of her father for publishing "subversive" material against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, Valentina escapes taking... |
Unknown character | |
| 1998 |
EnthusiasmA man’s enthusiasm turns into greed and causes trouble for his family. |
Maria | |
| 1998 |
Alice and MartinMartin, the illegitimate son of an industrialist and a hairdresser, was sent to live with his wealthy father in the... |
Jeanine | |
| 1998 | Olga | ||
| 1997 |
WomenFive women, all in their forties, try to find out what's important for them in life. |
Linda | |
| 1997 |
Alliance cherche doigtGeneviève Lechat is the director of a marriage agency. At 50, she is still very desirable and very fulfilled, especially... |
Geneviève Lechat | |
| 1997 |
Tortilla y CinemaBenjamin Ballon wants to be a filmmaker, and has devoted a large part of his life for the past few... |
Carmen Maura, the movie star | |
| 1996 | Unknown character | ||
| 1996 |
Amores que matanConsuelo is a bored housewife. Her husband is away on business in Berlin, and her only company would be a... |
Unknown character | |
| 1995 |
Happiness Is in the FieldFrancis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife... |
Dolores Thivart | |
| 1995 |
The Lame PigeonLittle Felipe has been sick for a long time. To hasten his recovery, his parents send him to spend the... |
Tía Victoria | |
| 1995 |
Parella de tresAna and Marta are good friends but very different women. Ana is a housewife whereas Marta is an agressive lawyer,... |
Ana | |
| 1995 | Self - Guest | ||
| 1995 |
King of the RiverAn air-hostess is pregnant but she does not know the name of the father, a foreigner. When the baby is... |
Carmen | |
| 1994 |
How to Be Miserable and Enjoy ItCarmen, an attractive 40 year old woman, suddenly belongs a widow. For her, the emptiness feeling is new and disorienting.... |
Carmen | |
| 1993 |
Louis, the Child KingJanuary 1649: Since the death of his father, the young Louis XIV must undergo the hard apprenticeship of royal power.... |
Anne d'Autriche | |
| 1993 |
Shadows in a ConflictAna, a former member of the Basque terrorist group ETA who lives in a small village near the Portuguese border... |
Ana | |
| 1992 |
La reina anónimaAnna Luz, a married woman, rethinks her life when she receives the visit of a stranger who claims to be... |
Ana Luz | |
| 1992 |
Between Heaven and EarthMaria Garcia (Carmen Maura) is a television journalist and she's about to be a single mother. Her career foremost in... |
Maria Garcia | |
| 1991 |
ChatarraZabu was a dancer in a small cabaret in Bilbao. Twelve years later she is living with her daughter Lola... |
Zabú | |
| 1991 |
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the AttemptCarmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of... |
Carmen | |
| 1990 |
Ay, Carmela!During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in... |
Carmela | |
| 1990 |
La mujer de tu vidaA young innocent man pursued for murder finds refuge with a bored married woman. Soon they become lovers. |
Marisa Novoa | |
| 1990 |
La mujer felizA young innocent man pursued for murder finds refuge with a bored married woman. Soon they become lovers. What is... |
Unknown character | |
| 1989 |
Mieux vaut courirCrossfire between a suspect and the police. In the middle of the case, a girl. |
Anna | |
| 1988 |
Baton RougePoor gigolo tries to frame his rich mature mistress, but gets tangled in his own wiles. |
Isabel | |
| 1988 |
Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownAfter being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of... |
Pepa | |
| 1987 |
Law of DesirePablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a... |
Tina Quintero | |
| 1986 |
Love RavingsIn this anthology film, a female actor cheats on her formerly famous husband, a married couple go to extremes, and... |
Carmen (segment "Delirio 3") (uncredited) | |
| 1986 |
MatadorA conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with... |
Julia | |
| 1986 |
Tata MíaElvira, daughter of a disgraced military, who entered a convent at a young age leaves him and returns home to... |
Elvira | |
| 1985 |
Move Over, Mrs. MarkhamPablo and Fernando, owners of a children's book publishing company about to go bankrupt, have managed through unorthodox means to... |
Carmen | |
| 1985 |
Beyond the WallsThis 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued by the radical... |
Sor Ana | |
| 1985 |
El crimen de la calle FuencarralJuly 1, 1888. The body of a woman is discovered during a house fire, but the examination reveals that she... |
Higinia Balaguer | |
| 1985 | Higinia Balaguer | ||
| 1984 |
What Have I Done to Deserve This?A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent... |
Gloria | |
| 1984 |
Coarse SaltA famous composer creative in crisis and must compose a new album, but is going through a painful separation that... |
Presentadora T.V. | |
| 1983 |
The Angry CidRodrigo Díaz de Vivar, “Mio Cid”, is in love with Jimena, but the Count of Oviedo, his father, challenges him... |
Jimena | |
| 1983 |
Dark HabitsAfter her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for... |
Sor Perdida | |
| 1982 | Luisa Matas | ||
| 1981 |
CervantesThe life of Miguel de Cervantes, writer of the iconic novel Don Quixote of La Mancha. |
Costanza Cervantes | |
| 1980 |
Gary Cooper, Who Art in HeavenA woman nearing her forties, Andrea Soriana, has always pushed aside personal questions and romantic relationships in pursuit of professional... |
Begoña | |
| 1980 |
El hombre de modaPedro Liniers, a literature teacher, comes back to Madrid after his wife has just left him. Meanwhile, Aurora Villalba, came... |
Carmen | |
| 1980 |
Pepi, Luci, BomAfter a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s mousy wife and introducing... |
Pepi | |
| 1980 |
That House in the OutskirtsA young girl's husband rents a lovely home just outside of Madrid so she can spend the last three months... |
Social Assistant | |
| 1980 |
The Black HandThree old schoolmates, who in their time as students had formed a kind of secret society called The Black Hand,... |
Rosa | |
| 1978 |
Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!A young shop worker and her guitar-playing boyfriend navigate sudden fame and personal transformation in this early Super 8 work... |
Unknown character | |
| 1978 |
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?Persecuted by her controlling ex-husband, Rosa plots an escape |
Rosa | |
| 1978 |
Blindfolded EyesA drama teacher casts a woman in a play about torture, and the two eventually become lovers. As production of... |
La enfermera | |
| 1978 |
Strawberry, Lemon and MintA saleswoman gets involved in a meaningless conversation between a military man and a film director. |
Unknown character | |
| 1977 |
Eugenia GrandetAdaptation of the famous Balzac novel |
Eugenia Grandet | |
| 1977 |
Paper TigersSpain, 1977. The first general elections are about to take place after the long dictatorship and the progressive environment of... |
Unknown character | |
| 1976 |
Curro JiménezCurro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main... |
Remedios | |
| 1976 |
La peticiónAn ambitious young woman from a wealthy family, but unsatisfied with her social position, will not hesitate to use all... |
Chica que se insinua a Julián | |
| 1976 |
Pomporrutas imperialesTwo middle aged Spanish men bump into each other at a music store: Calvo, who is a TV actor, and... |
Unknown character | |
| 1976 | Virtuosa | ||
| 1976 |
Miracles of Our LadyA film based on a collection of reported miracles of Mary, mother of Jesus, written around 1260 by Spanish poet... |
La abadesa encinta | |
| 1976 | Manolita | ||
| 1975 |
LeonorRichard is a medieval nobleman. After his first wife dies in an accident and is buried in the family vault,... |
Unknown character | |
| 1975 |
Fierce Love, or When Children Play at LoveVicente and Margarita are a traditional and middle class married couple whose life is surrounded by a sea of confusion... |
María José | |
| 1975 |
A Diary of a MurderessA beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with... |
The Nun | |
| 1975 |
Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatalMadrid, Spain, early thirties. The charming playboy Sergio Hernán is an unscrupulous womanizer who over the years has seduced and... |
Leonor | |
| 1975 | Mujer de Jorge | ||
| 1974 | Melibea | ||
| 1974 | Dª Garoza | ||
| 1973 |
A Chaste Spanish ManDon Santiago, a forty-year-old owner of a pastry shop in Madrid de los Austrias, receives surprising news: a woman, in... |
Profesora de Música | |
| 1973 |
The Killer Is One of ThirteenA recent widow has invited a group of family friends to her large and secluded country home. However, what the... |
Laura | |
| 1971 |
Man in HidingFollowing the Spanish Civil War, a man goes into hiding to avoid arrest by the victorious Nationalist forces. |
Belén | |
| 1969 |
El espírituThe haunting spirit of a woman comes to the call of the participants in a séance. |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
La CuidadoraWhen Carmen, an 80-year-old widow, suffers a domestic accident, her daughter Lourdes decides to hire an assistant to help her... |
Carmen | |
| TBA | Unknown character |
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Got a question about Carmen Maura?
Carmen Maura is best known for her roles in films like 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown', 'Talk to Her', and 'The Flower of My Secret'. These films have solidified her status as a leading actress in Spanish cinema.
Yes, Carmen Maura has won several awards, including the Goya Award for Best Actress and the European Film Award for Best Actress. She is highly regarded for her contributions to film.
Carmen Maura made her film debut in 'La llamada' in 1972. This marked the beginning of her extensive career in the film industry.
Carmen Maura's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting her successful career in acting and her involvement in various film projects.
Carmen Maura primarily works in comedy and drama, showcasing her versatility as an actress. She is especially known for her roles in films that blend both genres.
Carmen Maura has two children, Marina and Teresa, who are known to the public. She balances her personal life with her acting career.
Carmen Maura played significant roles in several of Pedro Almodóvar's films, including 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' and 'Talk to Her', which helped define her career.
Carmen Maura is considered a pioneering figure in Spanish cinema, influencing the industry with her performances and helping to popularize Spanish films internationally.